derma

der·ma ¹  (dûrm)

n.

See dermis.

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[Greek, skin; see der- in Indo-European roots.]

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der·ma ²  (dûrm)

n.

Beef casing stuffed with a seasoned mixture of matzo meal or flour, onion, and suet, prepared by boiling, then roasting. Also called kishke, stuffed derma.

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[Possibly Yiddish gederem, intestines, from Middle High German darm, intestine, from Old High German; see ter-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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derma¹

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another name for corium Also derm [dɜːm]

[New Latin, from Greek: skin, from derein to skin]

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derma²

n

(Cookery) beef or fowl intestine used as a casing for certain dishes, esp kishke

[from Yiddish derme, plural of darm intestine, from Old High German daram; related to Old English thearm gut, Old Norse tharmr]

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Noun

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derma - the deep vascular inner layer of the skin corium, dermis cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" stratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)